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. >> rose: we begin this evening in washington, today marks the 100th day of president obama's second term in office, this morning he held a conference at the white house and explained his stance on the use of chemicals weapons in syria. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them, we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened, and when i am making decisions about america's national security and the potential for taking additional action in response to chemical weapon use, i have got to make sure i have got the facts. >> rose: and he condemned congress for stalling efforts to close guantanamo bay. >> i have asked my team to review everything that is currently being done in guantanamo, everything that we can do administratively and i am going to reengage in congress to try and make the case that this is not something that is in the best interests of the american people. the idea that we would still maintain forever a group of individuals who have
. >> rose: we begin this evening in washington, today marks the 100th day of president obama's second term in office, this morning he held a conference at the white house and explained his stance on the use of chemicals weapons in syria. >> what we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria, but we don't know how they were used, when they were used, who used them, we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened, and when i am...
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spoke with white house reporters and he said that the crisis in syria is growing hig knowledge the fact that chemical weapons might be being used in syria but he doesn't know by whom so let's listen to what president obama said and then we'll talk about it. well we now have evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know. how they were used when they were used who used them we don't have a chain of custody but establishes what exactly happened and when i am making decisions about america's national security and attentional for taking additional action. in response to chemical weapon use i've got to make sure i've got the facts he wants to make sure he has the facts now this is something that a lot of people who are there president bush didn't do before entering iraq with the weapons of mass destruction is it fair to compare syria with iraq the weapons of mass destruction with the alleged chemical use i think i think it is it's get all the information and after we've gotten all the information let's look at our military interventions in the past i suggest
spoke with white house reporters and he said that the crisis in syria is growing hig knowledge the fact that chemical weapons might be being used in syria but he doesn't know by whom so let's listen to what president obama said and then we'll talk about it. well we now have evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know. how they were used when they were used who used them we don't have a chain of custody but establishes what exactly happened and when i am...
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welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. the president promises obama. we thank her for being here. after last year's dinner, tom brokaw had some blunt words about this dinner. he said some but will he -- he said symbolically that this is a those from separates the people they are supposed to serve. thefocus should be on what hilton is serving tonight, but who we are serving tomorrow. we should be serving the public and the next generation of journalists. and that is something i have thought a lot about since becoming president. few people know what it's like to have this much power for just about a year. other than conan. [laughter] but we didn't just talk about change. came inking our name handy. our dinner has to be about scholarships, not swag. next year, it will be the hundredth year of the correspondence association. there is a lot of history. if you have any mementos out there, some photos of previous dinners, i want you to contact steve coleman, our wonderful vice president. [applause] you can go to our website. there is a place to submit some of
welcome to the white house correspondents dinner. the president promises obama. we thank her for being here. after last year's dinner, tom brokaw had some blunt words about this dinner. he said some but will he -- he said symbolically that this is a those from separates the people they are supposed to serve. thefocus should be on what hilton is serving tonight, but who we are serving tomorrow. we should be serving the public and the next generation of journalists. and that is something i have...
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president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas in "the american president." i know michael's here tonight. michael, what's your secret, man? could it be that you were an actor in an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >> today the president sent washington reporters scrambling with the surprise announcement of a press conference, his first since march and took a more serious tone, though the theme was familiar, repeatedly asked about the first hundred days of his second term and his failure to avert the sequester or passing a gun bill, the president disabued reporters that he has some sort of magic power that he refuses to use that will alter public behavior. >> you seem to suggest somehow these folks over there have no responsibilities and that my job is to somehow get them to behave. that's
president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas in "the american president." i know michael's here tonight. michael, what's your secret, man? could it be that you were an actor in an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you...
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you need to know this on tuesday president obama told reporters at a white house press conference that he wants to close down the gone to animal bay detention center. the mo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. is. hurts us in terms of our international standing it lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be close while national media outlets have mainly focused on the political implications of the president's plan is more of a story than just whether or not the president will be able to get congressional republicans to work with the real story of the guantanamo bay prison and disastrous impact on public policy and human dignity is in the numbers to. those. graphic put out by the a.c.l.u. seven hundred seventy nine prisoners have been detained to get mo since january eleventh two thousand and two one hundred sixty six were imprisoned as of january two thousand and thirteen eighty six were cleared for release back in two thousand and nine but there are still and get forty si
you need to know this on tuesday president obama told reporters at a white house press conference that he wants to close down the gone to animal bay detention center. the mo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. is. hurts us in terms of our international standing it lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be close while national media outlets have mainly focused on the political...
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president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists, it needs to be closed. >> he also said that, of course, during his re-election campaign. and it hasn't happened so far. >> i'd like to see him make a more forceful case here. a little more lurid language. >> it's really bad, yesterday he said i don't want these individuals to die. to that end there are some 25 and counting prisoners on hunger strike who have been designated to be force fed. >> it's actually like 100. >> it is more than that, but 25 or so are being force fed. the way it was described to me, by lawyers and by medical experts, is that they are strapped down to a chair, forcibly s
president obama says the facility should be closed and that congress wouldn't let it happen. but he promised to revisit the issue. here is what the president said at the white house yesterday. >> i think it's critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists,...
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and presidential perks of former french leader nicholas because he sent barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand a designer golf bag and crystal let's find out what other goodies made it to the white house and out. today violence is once again. these are the images the world has been seeing on the streets of canada. during operation through the. nato supreme allied commander in europe has got american traditions to the alliances defense spending and of balance and accuse the e.u. of getting a free ride of washington's expense is not the first to sound the alarm over europe shrinking military spending let's see how that trend has affected nato so far now together european their nations have slashed these forty five a billion u.s. dollars to germany's and tie up military budget the cuts have led to military personnel in european they to save declining more than twenty five of the century down to survival now depends almost entirely on who is spending which makes up almost seventy five percent of the budget by dreger rose often activism from stop made to international says u.s. contr
and presidential perks of former french leader nicholas because he sent barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand a designer golf bag and crystal let's find out what other goodies made it to the white house and out. today violence is once again. these are the images the world has been seeing on the streets of canada. during operation through the. nato supreme allied commander in europe has got american traditions to the alliances defense spending and of balance and accuse the e.u. of...
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lately on this channel and also presidential perks former french leader nicolas sarkozy said barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including a designer golf bag and crystal lamps we got the details of the other goodies as well that made it to the white. home. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images of the world from the streets of canada. showing operation to rule the day. the number of hunger strike imo prisoners acknowledged by jail officials jumped suite two hundred the figure has doubled since the military conducted a violent raid at the facility using food being put in solitary confinement and guards imposed a lockdown two weeks ago but the numbers still far lower than some of the detainees attorneys claim they believe as many as one hundred thirty people are taking part in the protest against mistreatment and indefinite detention either way it's more than half of one hundred sixty six prisoners currently held at the detention center that so the figures are not there what's more twenty people are being force fed strapped to a chair with a chu
lately on this channel and also presidential perks former french leader nicolas sarkozy said barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including a designer golf bag and crystal lamps we got the details of the other goodies as well that made it to the white. home. news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images of the world from the streets of canada. showing operation to rule the day. the number of hunger strike imo prisoners acknowledged by jail officials jumped...
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. >> reporter: president obama joked and jabbed in the white house briefing room as he pressed the point that he's no lame duck and that he'll keep pushing his priority. >> we understand that we're in a divided government right now. republicans control the house of representatives. in the senate this habit of requiring 60 votes for even the most modest piece of legislation has gummed up the works there. despite that, i'm actually confident that there are a range of things we'll be able to get done. >> reporter: for instance he said he believes congress will approve sweeping immigration reform. and he insisted he hasn't given up on closing the prison at guantanamo, cuba, as he vowed to do in his first presidential campaign. >> i think it is critical for us to understand that guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standings. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counterterrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be closed. >> reporter: congress has balancinged at transfe
. >> reporter: president obama joked and jabbed in the white house briefing room as he pressed the point that he's no lame duck and that he'll keep pushing his priority. >> we understand that we're in a divided government right now. republicans control the house of representatives. in the senate this habit of requiring 60 votes for even the most modest piece of legislation has gummed up the works there. despite that, i'm actually confident that there are a range of things we'll be...
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president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas >>> good evening. from new york i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. truly amazing stuff to cover tonight. how wild conspiracies are causing an absolute gun frenzy in this country and how washington politicians are legitimizing them. and a state so out of control, citizens are willing to go to jail to protest the laws. you might remember this bit of comedy from the white house correspondents dinner on saturday night when president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas in "the american president." i know michael's here tonight. michael, what's your secret, man? could it be that you were an actor in an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with
president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas >>> good evening. from new york i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. truly amazing stuff to cover tonight. how wild conspiracies are causing an absolute gun frenzy in this country and how washington politicians are legitimizing them. and a state so out of control, citizens are willing to go to jail to...
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speaking at a white house news conference, obama called the indefinite imprisonment of over 100 people unsustainable, but defended the ongoing force feeding of those on a hunger strike to win their freedom. >> the idea we would still a group ofrever individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, contrary to our interests and it needs to stop. i am going to go back at it because i think it is important. >> are you going to continue force feeding these individuals? >> i do not want them to die. the pentagon is trying to manage the situation as best they can, but i think all of us should reflect on why exactly are we doing this? why are we doing this? >> in a statement, a group representing guantanamo bay prisoners welcome to obama's closure pledged but urged him to take immediate action the center for constitutional rights said obama should immediately released 86 people already cleared for transfer and lift his self-imposed moratorium on returning yemeni nationals to their home country. we will speak with the center for constitutional rights after headlines. the ob
speaking at a white house news conference, obama called the indefinite imprisonment of over 100 people unsustainable, but defended the ongoing force feeding of those on a hunger strike to win their freedom. >> the idea we would still a group ofrever individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, contrary to our interests and it needs to stop. i am going to go back at it because i think it is important. >> are you going to continue force feeding these...
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we're live at the white house with the latest. first as we do every day at this time, let's take a look. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, o thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ dennis: let's look at the key index there. we're 15 stocks in the dow up, 15 down. tech looking good. at&t, verizon, pfizer down. they've had a disappointing earnings. now 15 after. as we do every 15 minutes, let's go to stacks now and nicole at the new york stock exchange and a look at u.s. steel. >> there's a lot of stocks to take a look at, at this time. one is easy to take a look at, u.s. steel. down 1 1/2% today after their quarterly numbers. they had a first quarter loss compared with the year
we're live at the white house with the latest. first as we do every day at this time, let's take a look. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, o thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money...
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but don't put anything past this white house. >> worked for bloomberg. >> that guy, too. >> i'm getting it, i'm getting it. >> baker, you said if one of the detainees dies from the hunger strike, it will be the red line for obama. so it won't make a difference? >> exactly. nothing will change. >> greg, you said we don't try enemy combatants until the war is over. so never? >> terror is an endless war. they chose that war and the battlefield is earth. >> a great movie, by the way. very underrated movie that taught me a lot about various religious principles. >> that it did. i saw it three times with my good friend kirsty. she ate six buckets of popcorn. >> no gays in it at all. that should make you happy, andy. ho homophobe. >>> coming up, bring me a higher love. something steve ducey whispered to me today. and why did a dude on a date make a menu for the story that president obama doesn't want you to hear? [ male announcer ] susan writes children's books. when she's happy, she writes about bunnies. when she's sad, she writes about goblins. [ balloon pops, goblin growling ] she wrote a l
but don't put anything past this white house. >> worked for bloomberg. >> that guy, too. >> i'm getting it, i'm getting it. >> baker, you said if one of the detainees dies from the hunger strike, it will be the red line for obama. so it won't make a difference? >> exactly. nothing will change. >> greg, you said we don't try enemy combatants until the war is over. so never? >> terror is an endless war. they chose that war and the battlefield is earth....
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[inaudible] president obama: hello, everybody. hello. good afternoon -- or good morning, everybody. i am here to answer questions in honor of ed henry, as he wraps up his tenure as president of the white house correspondents' association. ed, because of that, you get the first question. congratulations. >> thank you, sir. i really appreciate that. and i hope we can go back to business and being mad at each other in a little bit. president obama: i'm not mad at you. >> ok. thank you. i appreciate it. president obama: you may be mad at me. [laughter] >> i'm not. [laughter] a couple questions on national security. on syria, you said that the red line was not just about chemical weapons being used but being spread, and it was a game changer, seemed cut and dry. and now your administration seems to be suggesting that line is not clear. do you risk u.s. credibility if you don't take military action? and then on benghazi, there are some survivors of that terror attack who say they want to come forward and testify, some in your state department, and they say they've been blocked. will you a
[inaudible] president obama: hello, everybody. hello. good afternoon -- or good morning, everybody. i am here to answer questions in honor of ed henry, as he wraps up his tenure as president of the white house correspondents' association. ed, because of that, you get the first question. congratulations. >> thank you, sir. i really appreciate that. and i hope we can go back to business and being mad at each other in a little bit. president obama: i'm not mad at you. >> ok. thank you....
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we begin with the accusations that someone inside the obama white house is threatening employees of the state department and cia who want to gives -- a share critical information about the benghazi terrorist attacks with congress. fox news chief osman correspondent james rose and has our report. >> the state department pushed back against charges monday alleging that whistle-blower suit were preparing to cooperate with congressional investigators have faced threats and intimidation from their superiors. >> we have to follow this issue and the politicize it. the american people deserve answers. i am determined that this will be in accountable. >> the state department would never tolerate or sanction retaliation against civilians on any issue, including this one. that is an obligation we take very seriously. >> reporter: president obama profess to be unaware by longstanding efforts to question survivors from the benghazi attacks of september 11th in which terrorists killed a u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. >> and not familiar with this notion that anybody has been bloc
we begin with the accusations that someone inside the obama white house is threatening employees of the state department and cia who want to gives -- a share critical information about the benghazi terrorist attacks with congress. fox news chief osman correspondent james rose and has our report. >> the state department pushed back against charges monday alleging that whistle-blower suit were preparing to cooperate with congressional investigators have faced threats and intimidation from...
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santor 0 from buzz feed covers the white house for buzz feed. down at the whitehouse today, president obama, a series of meetings starting with the presidential -- with the daily briefing that he and the vice president get together every day this morning, it will be at 9:45 a.m. then the president will meet with his senior advisors in the oval. at 4:00 o'clock this afternoon the president and the vice president sat down with secretary of state john kerry and at 4 dole 30 -- i guess they figure john kerry won't have that much to talk about. seems syria may take a little bit more time when you at 4:30, the president and the vice president meet with secretary of treasury jack lew. jay carney will meet with us reporters at 12:40 for the daily white house briefing. at the take a certain vay evan mcmorris santorium from buzz feed coming up in the next hour here of the "full-court press." >> this is "the bill press show" show." >> a big good morning to you. welcome to the "full-court press" this wednesday morning, may 1st. great to see you today. thank
santor 0 from buzz feed covers the white house for buzz feed. down at the whitehouse today, president obama, a series of meetings starting with the presidential -- with the daily briefing that he and the vice president get together every day this morning, it will be at 9:45 a.m. then the president will meet with his senior advisors in the oval. at 4:00 o'clock this afternoon the president and the vice president sat down with secretary of state john kerry and at 4 dole 30 -- i guess they figure...
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president obama held a news conference earlier today at the white house marking the 100th day of the second term in office. he was discussed a group of issues including the use of chemical weapons in syria, the investigation to the boston marathon bombings. here's part of the comments about automatic spending cuts. >> you will recall that, you know, even as repeatedly as my campaign republicans were saying sequester is table. it was a disaster. it's going ruin or military, be disasterrous for the economy. we have to do something about it. then when it was determined that doing something about it might mean that we close tax loophole for the wealthy and well connected, suddenly we'll take the sequester. and the notion was somehow that we had exaggerated the effect of the sequester. remember? the president's crying wolf. he's chicken little. the sequester is no problem. then in rapid succession, suddenly white house tours was terrible. how can we let it happen? we have to fix that, and most recently, what are they doing coabout potential delay with airports? so despite the fact that a
president obama held a news conference earlier today at the white house marking the 100th day of the second term in office. he was discussed a group of issues including the use of chemical weapons in syria, the investigation to the boston marathon bombings. here's part of the comments about automatic spending cuts. >> you will recall that, you know, even as repeatedly as my campaign republicans were saying sequester is table. it was a disaster. it's going ruin or military, be disasterrous...
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. >>> president obama gives a no nonsense news conference over at the white house. coming up the question though that made the president say and i'm quoting him now, maybe i should just go, just pack up and go home. >> i'm here to answer questions. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that...
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. >> a lot of women on the reproductive issue are not at all happy with what the white house has done. a tough issue. the morning after pill counter manneding the fda. >> and as we, i always want to step back here and think about what president obama has done in opening up health care options for women in this country. the fact that the health care reform came through not only ensuring that i as a woman was not a preexisting condition but covering birth control for millions and millions of women in this country is a fantastic thing. i'm glad we're having this conversation. these are conversations we need to be having in this country. and i certainly hope at the end of the day to be quite honest, that science will overrule politics here. but i think a conversation we should be having and i think we have to keep pushing the envelope. >> madam president, thank you very much. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. silence. are you in good hands? wh
. >> a lot of women on the reproductive issue are not at all happy with what the white house has done. a tough issue. the morning after pill counter manneding the fda. >> and as we, i always want to step back here and think about what president obama has done in opening up health care options for women in this country. the fact that the health care reform came through not only ensuring that i as a woman was not a preexisting condition but covering birth control for millions and...
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position on military intervention into serious civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney has confirmed that military force is one of many options that president obama is hardly considering carney said as a general principle the united states the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations of course come just one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the u.s. intel that u.s. intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian government has used chemical weapons against members of the opposition specifically sarin gas u.s. officials claim the attacks in question took place last month in new york and in the outskirts of damascus however a letter that the. white house has sent to members of congress states that washington cannot confirm the archon of the chemical weapons allegedly acting in lockstep with the u.s. british prime minister david cameron has come forward insisting that his government has limited but growing evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the syrian military according to reports m i
position on military intervention into serious civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney has confirmed that military force is one of many options that president obama is hardly considering carney said as a general principle the united states the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations of course come just one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the u.s. intel that u.s. intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence...
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house the ford white house then reagan was their epic hero and obama is getting away with things i'm sure cheney said at his ranch sometimes in wyoming and says obama's pretty pretty bad do you know he's able to do certain things that i don't think the democrats would let me do so once again to normalize you know kind of the court he's got this is and i want to talk about the bin laden raid which i've heard you speak of i mean i have my own questions because once again i've never really seen much evidence and there's been so many things that have been debunked that they claim happened at the beginning and now we have the movie zero dark thirty not only glorifies all the assertions but it also glorifies these covert operations that really brings those into the forefront why is that we're letting the hollywood participate in historical revisionism of these events yeah i mean there's been a there's a there's an epic story of hollywood colluding with the u.s. military with the cia i mean there's a whole division at the pentagon that was set up just to liaise with hollywood movies to give
house the ford white house then reagan was their epic hero and obama is getting away with things i'm sure cheney said at his ranch sometimes in wyoming and says obama's pretty pretty bad do you know he's able to do certain things that i don't think the democrats would let me do so once again to normalize you know kind of the court he's got this is and i want to talk about the bin laden raid which i've heard you speak of i mean i have my own questions because once again i've never really seen...
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he's at the white house now. bill? >> reporter: scott, when barack obama was running for president in 2008, he vowed to close the u.s. prison in guantanamo bay cuba, a promise he did not keep. today he blamed congress. and with many of the prisoners there on that hunger strike that you mentioned, he said he'd try again. >> is it any surprise really that they would prefer death rather than have no end in sight to their confinement? >> it is not a surprise to me that we have problems in guantanamo. it is expensive. it is inefficient. it hurts us in terms of our international standing. it lessens cooperation with our allies on counter-terrorism efforts. it is a recruitment tool for extremists. it needs to be closed. i'm going to go back at this and i'm going to reengage with congress to try to make the case that this is not something that is in the best interest of the american people. >> meanwhile you continue to force feed these folks. >> i don't want these individuals to die. obviously the pentagon is trying to manage
he's at the white house now. bill? >> reporter: scott, when barack obama was running for president in 2008, he vowed to close the u.s. prison in guantanamo bay cuba, a promise he did not keep. today he blamed congress. and with many of the prisoners there on that hunger strike that you mentioned, he said he'd try again. >> is it any surprise really that they would prefer death rather than have no end in sight to their confinement? >> it is not a surprise to me that we have...
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house the ford white house then reagan was their epic hero and obama is getting away with things i'm sure cheney said at his ranch sometimes in wyoming and says obama's a pretty pretty bad do you know he's able to do some things that i don't think the democrats would let me do so once again that normalize you know kind of these cases and i want to talk about the bin laden raid which i've heard you speak of i mean i have my own questions because once again i've never really seen much evidence and there's been so many things that have been debunked that they claim happened it began and now we have the movie zero dark thirty not only glorifies all the assertions but it also glorifies these covert operations that really brings those into the forefront why is that we're letting the hollywood participate in historical revisionism of these events i mean there's been a there's a there's an epic story of hollywood colluding with the u.s. military with the cia i mean there's a whole division at the pentagon that was set up just to. with hollywood movies to give them access to the technology an
house the ford white house then reagan was their epic hero and obama is getting away with things i'm sure cheney said at his ranch sometimes in wyoming and says obama's a pretty pretty bad do you know he's able to do some things that i don't think the democrats would let me do so once again that normalize you know kind of these cases and i want to talk about the bin laden raid which i've heard you speak of i mean i have my own questions because once again i've never really seen much evidence...
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and a presidential perks of former president french leader nicholas a crazy sent abroad obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including a designer golf bag and crystal lamps find out what i'll be made it to the white house that are key to. one of russia's leading opposition activists the anti-corruption campaign or less in a while new went on trial this week on embezzlement charges he's accused of stealing half a million dollars worth of timber from the state owned company when serving as an aide to the local governor and could get ten years prison if convicted of all me denies the charges calling them bogus and that the case against him is purely political a problem blogger and kremlin critic was behind a spike in russia's wave of protests that started in december twenty levon while earlier being often associated with the nationalist movement recently he publicly stated his willingness to eventually run for president. now a quick look at some of sunday's world in news an apartment block has collapsed in northern france leaving at these two people did nine others were injure
and a presidential perks of former president french leader nicholas a crazy sent abroad obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including a designer golf bag and crystal lamps find out what i'll be made it to the white house that are key to. one of russia's leading opposition activists the anti-corruption campaign or less in a while new went on trial this week on embezzlement charges he's accused of stealing half a million dollars worth of timber from the state owned company when serving...
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too revealing the presidential perks from the former french leader nicolas sarkozy who sent barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including it on a golf bag and crystal lamps that were other goodies made it into the white as then . so tear in violence in iraq has led to over two hundred deaths this week it started with a deadly firefight in the north where the military raided a sunni antigovernment protests come more than fifty civilians died in tuesday's attack ads also blood and television channels operating in the region including al jazeera all the cues of promoting violence with no sign of peace between the sunni and the ruling shia communities iraq's prime ministers warn the state is dragging itself into a civil war political alliston glazebrook told us iraq's current violence is easily traced back to the western invasion i think what we need to understand what we're seeing here in iraq is that we're seeing the fruits of this policy that was adopted about six years ago by the u.s. and saudi arabia in particular if you look at the way that the occupying powers are be
too revealing the presidential perks from the former french leader nicolas sarkozy who sent barack obama lavish gifts with forty thousand dollars including it on a golf bag and crystal lamps that were other goodies made it into the white as then . so tear in violence in iraq has led to over two hundred deaths this week it started with a deadly firefight in the north where the military raided a sunni antigovernment protests come more than fifty civilians died in tuesday's attack ads also blood...
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and the presidential perks former french leader nicolas a cozy send barack obama lavish gives a with forty thousand dollars including a designer gold bag and crystal laughs find out what other goodies made it to the white house and our teacher. today violence is once again. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. during operation. nato supreme allied commander in europe has called members contributions to the alliances defense being unbalanced and accuse the e.u. of getting a free ride at washington's expense is not the first to sound the alarm over europe shrinking military spending let's see how that trend has affected nato so far together a peon nations have slashed its these a forty five billion dollars equivalent to germany's in time military budget these cuts have led to military personnel in european made to states declining more than twenty five percent since the turn of the century natal survival now depends almost entirely on the us which makes up almost seventy five percent of the actual budget rate grows often activists from stop made to internat
and the presidential perks former french leader nicolas a cozy send barack obama lavish gives a with forty thousand dollars including a designer gold bag and crystal laughs find out what other goodies made it to the white house and our teacher. today violence is once again. these are the images the world seeing from the streets of canada. during operation. nato supreme allied commander in europe has called members contributions to the alliances defense being unbalanced and accuse the e.u. of...
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position on military intervention into serious civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney yes confirm that military force is one of many options that president obama is hardly considering carney said as a general principle the united states retains the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations come just one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the u.s. intel that u.s. intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence that the syrian government has used chemical weapons against members of the opposition specifically sarin gas u.s. officials claim the attacks in question took place last month in new york and in the outskirts of damascus however a letter that the white house has sent to members of congress states that washington cannot confirm the origin of the chemical weapons allegedly used acting in lockstep with the u.s. british prime minister david cameron has come forward insisting that his government has limited but growing evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the syrian military according to reports m i
position on military intervention into serious civil war now according to white house press secretary jay carney yes confirm that military force is one of many options that president obama is hardly considering carney said as a general principle the united states retains the ability to act unilaterally now these revelations come just one day after u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel claimed that the u.s. intel that u.s. intelligence officials believe with some degree of varying confidence that...
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should be asked about it the next time they're all boarding at their little white house correspondents dinner part of the problem yes well the problem media journalists are hanging out with the powerful their kids go to school together there they go to supersoaker fights at george joe biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding answers from the powerful and we need a media culture that says we are not friends of those who were reported on we are people who are going to do our job and that is to provide information that's actionable intelligence for ordinary folks in this country to make decisions on what they think is right and wrong in terms of the policies of the government. and i have to bring in rand paul's filibuster of course as important as the issue was he never once mentioned people who were not on americans you know killed in this way i mean how much is thinking in terms of of nation states this jean-louis take
should be asked about it the next time they're all boarding at their little white house correspondents dinner part of the problem yes well the problem media journalists are hanging out with the powerful their kids go to school together there they go to supersoaker fights at george joe biden's house on the weekends journalist shouldn't be having super soaker fights with joe biden that is you know it is mansion in washington d.c. they should be having journalistic fights where they're demanding...